Combination key ring



Aug. 18, 1925. 1,550,406

Y J. WILSON COMBINATiON KEY RING Filed Jan 9 1924 gwuzntoc Jameswilson Patented Aug. 18, 1925.

PATENT oFFicE.

JAMES WILSON, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

COMBINATION KEY RING.

Application filed January 9, 1924. Serial No. 685,251.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES VVILsoN, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Key Rings, of which the following is a specification.

My said invention relates to a combination key ring comprising a key retainer and means for connecting said retainer to the apparel of the user in a manner to prevent theft or loss and also to conceal the device and the keys carried thereby.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a perspective of the device and a belt to which the same is attached,

Figure 2, an end elevation of the sameshowing the belt in section, and

Figure 3, a perspective of the key supporting device in open position.

In the drawings reference character 10 indicates a belt or other similar article of apparel. A bent wire support is attached to the belt and this comprises a closed loop 11 and end portions 12 each bent to lie against one side of the belt, then passing over to the other side of the same and then extending crosswise of the belt at the other or inner side. The end portions 12 are coiled at their extremities as indicated at 13 so as to bring each extreme end of the wire into the plane of its coil where it cannot catch in the material of the belt or in any other articles or objects to tear them. From the form of this support it will be seen that the support can be readily attached to the belt as by slipping the end of the belt into the inner loop formed by the inturned end portions but that the same cannot be readily detached from the belt particularly if such material as steel wire is used.

The outer loop 11 of the support provides means for supporting a key retainer, preferably made of spring wire, consisting of a ring-like part 14 having extensions 15, 15 one of which is bent back upon itself at 16 to provide a recurved portion the extremity of which is bent into a coil to prevent damage to the clothing of the user.

The extension 15 is also bent to'form a hook, the part 19 of the hook being preferably approximately parallelto the extension 15 and the end 20 being bent outwardly. From this structure it follows that the extreme end 20 lies between the parts 15 and 17 of the holder as shown in Figure 1 so that no raw projecting end is left. It will be seen also that all four ends of the two wires from which the holder and the retainer respectively are made are so disposed that no raw ends are left to contact with clothing or other objects. YVhen the re tainer is in open position the hook 19 can be readily engaged with the loop 11 after which the retainer is closed as indicated in Figure 1 whereupon the retainer is securely held to the holder on the belt. Keys or other similar objects are placed on the retainer while open as in Figure 3 and the device is preferably so positioned in use that the retainer with the keys on it can be slipped into the hip pocket of the user so as not only to be held effectually but also concealed from sight.

' It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various: changes may be made in my device without departing from the spirit thereof and therefore I do not limit myself to what is shown in the drawings and described in the specification but only as indicated in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my said in 'vention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A key holder comprising a spring wire loop having one end bent upon itself to form a hook for attachment to a support, the other end of said loop being bent upon itself to provide a recurved uard for the hook with adjacent port-ions lying at oppositesides of the extremity of the hook, substantially as set forth.

2. A key holder comprising a spring Wire loop having one end bent upon itself to form a hook for attachment to a support, the other end of said loop being curved transversely across said hook and recurved in a plane substantially parallel thereto to providea holder for the hook adapted to encompass the sides and extremity of the hook, substantially as set forth.

3. A key holder comprising a spring wire W loop having one end bent upon itself to form extremity of the hook, substantially as set a hook for attachment to a support, the forth. other end of said loop being curved trans- In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set 10 l across id 1 1; and recurved i a my hand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana plane substantially parallel thereto and terhis Till day Of January, A. D. nineteen minating in acoil providing aholder for hundred and ythe hook adapted to encompass the sides and JAll IES IVILSON. [n s] 

